Enicognathus

Enicognathus is a genus of South American parrots in the family Psittacidae.

Enicognathus
Austral parakeet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Tribe:	Arini
Genus:	Enicognathus G.R. Gray, 1840
Type species
Psittacara leptorhyncha[1] P.P. King, 1831
Species
see text

Description

The two species of long-billed parakeets are large, measuring 40 and 37 centimeters long. They have long, graduated tails and relatively long beaks, with the long-billed parakeet also sporting an elongated upper beak. Despite these differences, both species share almost identical plumage coloration and feathered waxy skin, leading to their initial classification in different genera.^[2]

Species

It contains these species:

Genus Enicognathus – G.R. Gray, 1840 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Slender-billed parakeet	Enicognathus leptorhynchus (King, 1831)	southern Chile	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Austral parakeet	Enicognathus ferrugineus (Müller, 1776)	southern tip of South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC